Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
Announcement date
After an announcement on 28 July 2025, the National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 was introduced in the House of Representatives on 30 July 2025.
Link to announcement
Media release and National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board approved Proposal P1059 - Energy labelling on alcoholic beverages on 7 April 2025 and on 25 July 2025 at the Food Ministers’ Meeting, Ministers agreed to not seek a review.
Link to announcement
The announcement can be found in the communiqué of outcomes from the Food Ministers' Meeting held on 25 July 2025. The approval report and supporting document can be found on the FSANZ web page for Proposal P1059.
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
24 July 2025
Link to announcement
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
26 March 2025
Link to announcement
ASIC Corporations (31-day Notice Term Deposits) Instrument 2025/172
Problem being addressed
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Class Order [CO 14/1262] 31-day term deposits provided relief to allow term deposits which are only breakable upon 31 days’ notice to be treated as ‘basic deposit products’ despite not meeting the definition of that term in the Corporations Act.
The Class Order was due to sunset on 1 April 2025.
Announcement date
21 December 2023
Link to announcement
ACECQA child safety report makes 16 recommendations
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
13 June 2025
Link to announcement
Help to Buy Program Directions 2025
Problem being addressed
Home ownership rates have been falling in Australia over recent decades. While a variety of factors, including changing societal attitudes and norms, have impacted home ownership rates, the relative affordability of housing has fallen substantially over the past four decades. Strong and sustained increases in housing prices, particularly compared to growth in incomes, have made both saving for a deposit and servicing a mortgage significantly more challenging, particularly for low-income households. Between 1994 and 2021 rates of home ownership declined from 71.4 per cent to 66.3 per cent.
Proposal
Announcement date
25 March 2025
Link to announcement
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L00414/asmade/text
Problem being addressed
Longer-term safety issues with medical devices (such as urogynaecological mesh and breast implants) are more likely to have serious clinical impacts some years after the device implantation. These may present in a different healthcare setting to the original procedure.
Announcement date
19 September 2024
Link to announcement
Native Title regulations change on 1 October 2024
Problem being addressed
The following four instruments supported native title application and agreement-making mechanisms through prescribing Court and Tribunal forms and fees, as well as prescribing procedural and notice requirements for applications:
Announcement date
25 March 2025
Link to announcement
Apparatus and broadcasting licence condition determinations
Announcement date
3 May 2024
Link to announcement
Toppling furniture mandatory standard
Problem being addressed
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is aware of at least 28 deaths associated with toppling furniture in Australia since 2000 and estimates there are at least 900 injuries a year requiring medical treatment, with children aged up to 4 years most at risk.